Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 59 | 100 | 158 | 180 | 208 | 346 | 419 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 109 | 126 | 187 | 196 | 267 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.89m | 2:10PM2.04m | 2:31AM1.93m | 2:59PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 49 | 59 | 100 | 158 | 180 | 208 | 20 | 11 | 244 | 280 | 226 | 109 | 82 | 61 | 44 | 267 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | 98 | 147 | 165 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 13 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 107 | 18 | 72 | 196 | 70 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | N 5 | — | NW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 346 | 419 | 40 | — | 7 | 24 | 126 | 187 | 153 | 139 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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